Activision Revenue for 2008 - MMORPG #1, PS #2, Wii #3

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Pristine20 said:

c0rd said:

shams said:
Yeah, WoW is a serious cashcow. Imagine having 10m people paying you $100 each a year...

The only real competitor I can imagine to WoW would be a Pokemon MMORPG (and its a different demographic, so they can co-exist).

It would be interesting to see profits though - WoW would cost a metric-shitload to operate...

I think people grossly overestimate the potential of a Pokemon MMO. Even if it is a big franchise, there are two things going against it - the pay to play model (requires parents to pay monthly), and its appeal for home consoles/PC. We know how big the Final Fantasy franchise is, yet it only managed ~500k. On the other hand, WoW's subscriptions are pretty damn close to Pokemon Diamond / Pearl sales.

Anyway, WoW's revenue got even more ridiculous thanks to WotLK. I wonder when the damn thing will start declining, it's been over 4 years. Everyone I know that quit got back into it thanks to the expansion, I'm being pressured to do the same...

you meant "overestimate" right? Otherwise, your post isn't congruent at all.

Ah, of course, thanks.

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